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Text Expansion/Contraction Arabic to English
Thread poster: Chris Adams
Chris Adams
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Algeria
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Arabic to English
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May 22, 2015

Hello,
I was wondering what those of you who work in the Arabic-English pair have found regarding text expansion or contraction. Is there a general rule for how much the Arabic source text expands or contracts when translated into English? Or does it largely depend on the nature of the source text?
Thanks a lot,
Chris Adams
 


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